Hazlegrove School A GSG School
- Hazlegrove School
Hazlegrove
Sparkford
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 7JA - Head: Mr Ed Benbow
- T 01963 442606
- F 01963 440569
- E admissions@hazlegrove.co.uk
- W www.hazlegrove.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 13.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Somerset
- Pupils: 375
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: Day £10,269 - £20,820; Boarding £24,153 - £30,816 pa
- Open days: Saturday 2 October Full School Open Day, Saturday 6 November Junior Boys Boarding Event
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: King's Bruton
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A place where children work and play hard, but where they also as importantly have bucket-loads of fun and stay children (lanky boys literally in short trousers) until they leave at 13. In the prep school, day to day communication (prep etc) between parents and school is via each child’s journal, where the days of the week are printed in no fewer than three languages - two modern, one ancient - and where the owner is reminded of common courtesies (listen carefully when people are speaking to you; look interested etc) and invited to reflect on his/her own learning and activities. Teaching is usually mixed ability, with some…
What the school says...
The school is in a country house setting in a 200 acre park. Over eighty scholarships and awards in the last three years. Academic success is important at all levels. Lots of sport and a developing outdoor education programme. Music is a strength - fifteen ensembles a week and nationally acclaimed choir. Boarding numbers have increased to 100 in the last few years, largely through personal recommendation. ...Read more
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Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Shooting
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2022, Ed Benbow, previously deputy head at Cothill House and before that head of boarding at Pinewood School. He is a maths teacher and a keen coach in rugby, cricket and hockey. Grew up nearby so Hazlegrove provides the ideal return to the west country. After his degree from Durham, he worked in the City before ‘following his calling’ to teaching.
Loves sport and runs marathons. Is also a talented musician who plays the French horn and the piano. Married to Amanda, an ed psych who was previously an early years teacher. They have two children, both at secondary school.
Entrance
From year 1 through informal assessment and observation on a taster day, following a look at the school either on an open day or private tour. Age-appropriate tests in English and...
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Special Education Needs
Hazlegrove provides an excellent education for its dyslexic pupils. They benefit from high quality specialist tuition from skilled and dedicated teachers as well as a broad, well balanced curriculum taught by staff with a good knowledge of dyslexia and how it impacts on a child's learning. We seek to help pupils with Special Educational Needs, or Learning Difficulties, to achieve their individual potential and to feel confident within the school community. The support unit comprises 3 dedicated rooms containing specialist equipment, up to date IT facilities and a library. Pupils usually have 2 lessons per week which are multi-sensory in design and meet individual needs. Each pupil has an IEP and there are close links between the unit and the class teachers. We are a CReSTeD Category DU school offering a Dyslexic Unit. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Bruton | 2023 | 26 | 12 | Scholarships: 2 x All Rounder, 4 x Drama, 5 x Sport, 1 x Art. |
| Sherborne Girls | 2023 | 7 | 4 | Scholarships: 1 x Academic, 2 x Sport, 1x Art |
| Marlborough College | 2023 | 4 | ||
| Millfield School | 2023 | 3 | ||
| Bryanston School | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Eton College | 2023 | 2 | ||
| King's College (Taunton) | 2023 | 2 | ||
| Sherborne School | 2023 | 2 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 music |
| Ampleforth College | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic |
| Canford School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Cheltenham College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Downe House School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Notting Hill and Ealing High School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Taunton School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 All Rounder |
| The Royal High School (Edinburgh) | 2023 | 1 | 1 | Scholarships: 1 Academic |
| Wells Cathedral School | 2023 | 1 |
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